I129F April 2017 filers

[Chris2870 721]

My family isn't that curious either, but I have a good friend that always asks me how things are going and if we've heard anything yet. I tell him not yet and quickly explain the process, and he's amazed.

He encourages me daily and tells me " just think, a few more weeks and it's over. I have to laugh. I told him "this part yes, but it's not over. It's not the end, but it is the end of the beginning." We will all be dealing with the USCIS for the next 5-10 years in one form or another. But by the grace of God and good friends met here, we'll all make it.

LDR's will soon be over my friends...

 

God Bless you all!!

[PygmyPuff 157]

2 hours ago, Chris2870 said:

My family isn't that curious either, but I have a good friend that always asks me how things are going and if we've heard anything yet. I tell him not yet and quickly explain the process, and he's amazed.

He encourages me daily and tells me " just think, a few more weeks and it's over. I have to laugh. I told him "this part yes, but it's not over. It's not the end, but it is the end of the beginning." We will all be dealing with the USCIS for the next 5-10 years in one form or another. But by the grace of God and good friends met here, we'll all make it.

LDR's will soon be over my friends...

 

God Bless you all!!

I'm absolutely sure you're right, but I'm curious, how do you guys think we should expect to be dealing with the USCIS in the next 5-0 years?

Edited July 31, 2017 by PygmyPuff

[KeriAn 414]

4 hours ago, Janjolette said:

My mom is a pastor and she talks about this process at church all the time. It's embarrassing. I can't even go there. I hate talking about this with people that don't know what it's like. They think either a. I'm so desperate to find a husband that I had to do this or b. He is som rich old man and I'm a gold digger. 🙄

Oh dear, that's not my cup of tea either, id feel embarrassed seeing that I don't want my business out there like that. But at the same time who cares, as long as you are happy and you know your story they shouldn't matter, neither should their thoughts.  

 

 

[USC1961 251]

3 hours ago, PygmyPuff said:

I'm absolutely sure you're right, but I'm curious, how do you guys think we should expect to be dealing with the USCIS in the next 5-0 years?

The whole process from NOA1 to Citizenship should be closer to 5 years.  10 years means someone didn't get vinegar with their chips. 

[USC1961 251]

11 hours ago, Trinab80 said:

Awww, you're gonna make me cry.

 

I just want things to start for you guys because you guys are a great group. Very positive and sociable. I actually only follow April, besides my May group of course, because you guys are really awesome. Not to say the other groups aren't. 

 

And depending on how things go after our interviews, we all could be on our AOS journeys together or the very least right after. 

 

I feel like I've grown with you guys because nobody outside of this process truly understand what we all go through and will continue to go through, not even our families. 

Indeed I'm glad we got into this group, wonderful caring people in here.    And yes people who don't know about the process always seem puzzled.  "You mean your fiancee can't just fly over here?" 

 

8 hours ago, Janjolette said:

My mom is a pastor and she talks about this process at church all the time. It's embarrassing. I can't even go there. I hate talking about this with people that don't know what it's like. They think either a. I'm so desperate to find a husband that I had to do this or b. He is som rich old man and I'm a gold digger. 🙄

People seem to jump right into "Mail Order Bride" mode quickly.  The angle most people take is making a  joke about it, instead of just asking straight up.  But when I remind them about Joe and Jane who met each other online but live 2 blocks away from each other they scratch their head.  Then I explain that I met my fiancee online then wet met each other in person.  Then they turn red and sheepishly say, "Ohh you mean...people in other countries have internet?" Duh!       

 

(The names have been changed to protect the innocent.)

Edited July 31, 2017 by Cruise77

[JessnTrev 84]

20 hours ago, Mia83 said:

Yep, I've started doing that too! My baby is arriving in the U.K. tomorrow a I'm kinda debating giving him a suitcase of some of my stuff to take back to the US with him. Originally was thinking all my winter clothes beacause "surely" I won't be needing them here this winter.. but with the delay with the visa not so sure anymore lol xx

Ooh! Bit exciting for you then! Hope you spend some good quality time together! xx

[JessnTrev 84]

19 hours ago, Chris2870 said:

I'm just having my Faye box up everything she wants to bring and we are shipping it over two weeks before flight. That way we can travel light with carry on bags only.

Ahh that's actually quite a good idea!

[Salty2305 504]

My other half just flew back to the US yesterday after spending a week here. It feels very strange now to think the next time I'll see him will be when we move! 

 

Slightly OT: Is anyone else here also applying for the K2 visa? I haven't seen an awful lot of mention on here of K2 visas!

[JeniandMatt 302]

3 minutes ago, Salty2305 said:

My other half just flew back to the US yesterday after spending a week here. It feels very strange now to think the next time I'll see him will be when we move! 

 

Slightly OT: Is anyone else here also applying for the K2 visa? I haven't seen an awful lot of mention on here of K2 visas!

Me! I'm bringing my daughter with me 😊. Yes actually been wondering myself who else is. Im glad you asked 😊

[Salty2305 504]

2 minutes ago, JeniandMatt said:

Me! I'm bringing my daughter with me 😊. Yes actually been wondering myself who else is. Im glad you asked 😊

Glad it's not just me then! I'm bringing my 6 year old son with me. He is already picking up an accent just from video chats and Matt and his sister being here last week 

[JeniandMatt 302]

16 minutes ago, Salty2305 said:

Glad it's not just me then! I'm bringing my 6 year old son with me. He is already picking up an accent just from video chats and Matt and his sister being here last week 

Oh what a coincident my daughter is 6 years old too and my fiance is Matt as our user name may imply 😊😊. Yes my daughter is getting good at conversing in English too had to prepare her for the transition. At least you just differ from the accent but still using English as your language ours is an entirely different language so she has to adjust to that too among a lot of things

[Estibaliz 3,037]

1 hour ago, Cruise77 said:

Indeed I'm glad we got into this group, wonderful caring people in here.    And yes people who don't know about the process always seem puzzled.  "You mean your fiancee can't just fly over here?" 

 

People seem to jump right into "Mail Order Bride" mode quickly.  The angle most people take is making a  joke about it, instead of just asking straight up.  But when I remind them about Joe and Jane who met each other online but live 2 blocks away from each other they scratch their head.  Then I explain that I met my fiancee online then wet met each other in person.  Then they turn red and sheepishly say, "Ohh you mean...people in other countries have internet?" Duh!       

 

(The names have been changed to protect the innocent.)

Oh, do you mean their real names are not Joe and Jane? 

 

That was a great example of the things we have to put up with, that's for sure. You can also get often the "Why didn't you look for a local guy?", if you ever dare to say you miss your other half. So yeah, excuse me, but I wasn't looking for anyone anywhere, it just happened. We didn't even meet on a dating site, just FB. We live in a global world now, so this happens. Period. And I'm very happy it happened, even with all the hard times and now the waiting, because you don't give up on 'the one' just because it's difficult and someone closer would be easier.

 

So yep, let's keep dealing with this, because it's worthy. And then who cares if it's 5-10 more years dealing with USCIS and the like of them. It will be much easier because a. you don't have to be apart from your loved one and b. you can still lead a normal life... not like right now, if you are the beneficiary. As I mentioned before, for me right now it's not only the waiting, but having my life on hold, because I've been applying for jobs and getting calls back, then it turns out all of them are looking for someone available for a permanent position, so "sorry, it wouldn't work". And I understand that and my "thank you for calling anyway" is completely sincere but, yeah... life on hold. Once I'm there, that it's over

[Jacobzf 12]

Hey Everyone!

 

I just looked at the March board and someone that received and RFE got his NOA2 after 4 months total. 

I'm hoping that April fillers will start receiving NOA2 this week and hopefully to get mine by mid August.

 

Have a nice week.

[Chris2870 721]

3 hours ago, Cruise77 said:

The whole process from NOA1 to Citizenship should be closer to 5 years.  10 years means someone didn't get vinegar with their chips. 

Citizenship is 5 years, but in our case we may have to renew the green card, unless we can figure out how to receive the dual citizenship without losing our home in the Philippines while applying after she becomes a US citizen. Non citizens in the Philippines cannot own property and we plan on retiring there in 15 to 20 years.

[Chris2870 721]

1 hour ago, Estibaliz said:

Oh, do you mean their real names are not Joe and Jane? 

 

That was a great example of the things we have to put up with, that's for sure. You can also get often the "Why didn't you look for a local guy?", if you ever dare to say you miss your other half. So yeah, excuse me, but I wasn't looking for anyone anywhere, it just happened. We didn't even meet on a dating site, just FB. We live in a global world now, so this happens. Period. And I'm very happy it happened, even with all the hard times and now the waiting, because you don't give up on 'the one' just because it's difficult and someone closer would be easier.

 

So yep, let's keep dealing with this, because it's worthy. And then who cares if it's 5-10 more years dealing with USCIS and the like of them. It will be much easier because a. you don't have to be apart from your loved one and b. you can still lead a normal life... not like right now, if you are the beneficiary. As I mentioned before, for me right now it's not only the waiting, but having my life on hold, because I've been applying for jobs and getting calls back, then it turns out all of them are looking for someone available for a permanent position, so "sorry, it wouldn't work". And I understand that and my "thank you for calling anyway" is completely sincere but, yeah... life on hold. Once I'm there, that it's over

Funny thing is that when I was 14 my Dad married his sweetheart from his days in Air Force. One day he came back from vacation married to a woman from Madrid, Spain...I thought that was strange at the time, but they've been happily married and retired in Barcelona for the last 17years. So in a way, you can say I was being groomed for this a long time ago.